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this is going to kill obama. >> it drives people back to that debate. rox knee couldn't get a better person to run. and i think they are convinced that they can still. destroy romney. i don't think that is possible after 70 million people see it directly and make an assessment of this guy. and they have another week before the presidential debate while public opinion sets in. he is pumped up and i'll have it written up tomorrow. he sounds poised and focused and i think the president is in a little bit of trouble. >> first of all, saesame street wants the add pulled and third of all, the thing that troubles me, he will not face the press. not once after the bengazi ca tr catastrophy. >> as far as big bird, it was fun and it made a good point. if more children had been educated by that program in their early years. i think the add is over the top in many ways and plus, if you are going to do it, get it first. but look, i agree with jennifer, i think the president should pivot to what he wants to do in the feature. i think he need to bring back the job's b
this is going to kill obama. >> it drives people back to that debate. rox knee couldn't get a better person to run. and i think they are convinced that they can still. destroy romney. i don't think that is possible after 70 million people see it directly and make an assessment of this guy. and they have another week before the presidential debate while public opinion sets in. he is pumped up and i'll have it written up tomorrow. he sounds poised and focused and i think the president is in...
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and mitt romney walloped obama on that very issue at this past week's debate. leading to this brilliant new campaign ad. take a listen. >> his policies haven't worked. median income's down $4,300 a family. and 23 million americans out of work. he said that he'd cut in half the deficit. he just hasn't been able to put in place reforms for medicare and social security to preserve them. that's what this election is about. it's about who can get the middle class in this country a bright and prosperous future and assure our kids the kind of hope and optimism they deserve. >> let's talk about that ad, which basically summarizes mitt's toughest attack at the debate. joining me now, old friend austan goolsbee, economics professor at the chicago booth school of business and africa former chairman of the council of economic advisers under president obama. we're also joined by "forbes" magazine's executive editor mike ozanian. thank you for this on relatively short notice. you heard romney's ad. where specifically, austan, do you disagree? >> with the ad or with the runni
and mitt romney walloped obama on that very issue at this past week's debate. leading to this brilliant new campaign ad. take a listen. >> his policies haven't worked. median income's down $4,300 a family. and 23 million americans out of work. he said that he'd cut in half the deficit. he just hasn't been able to put in place reforms for medicare and social security to preserve them. that's what this election is about. it's about who can get the middle class in this country a bright and...
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romney was going to fact check president obama as obama made false statements, as obama always does make false statements. >> oh, come on. >> do you think romney will fact check him or is that too cheeky or snarky in a debate? >> romney has been preparing for the debate. he knows the issues, he knows the data. what they're trying to do is get romney to pull back and go back to that big vision. >> what vision? where is it? >> tax breaks, 20% across the board. >> that was beautiful the way you got that out. hold on. you can see the whole presidential debate here on cnbc wednesday night, coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. here on the kudlow report here on the debate. and i will be participating all night. the next three months after the activists on the supreme court turned left and upheld obama care, now judge john roberts is tanned, rested, ready and is back. the next question is will the supremes going to the right or get back to the left side of the street. all that next on kudlow. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion s
romney was going to fact check president obama as obama made false statements, as obama always does make false statements. >> oh, come on. >> do you think romney will fact check him or is that too cheeky or snarky in a debate? >> romney has been preparing for the debate. he knows the issues, he knows the data. what they're trying to do is get romney to pull back and go back to that big vision. >> what vision? where is it? >> tax breaks, 20% across the board....
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an aggressive mitt romney comes out swinging in his first debate with president obama. the two men sparring over how to fix the u.s. economy. waiting on spain, the ecb expected to hold steady on rates as central bankers meet today. country's president tells cnbc that europe's policymakers must remain focused. and madrid sees solid demand and yields coming down as the finance minister heads to london to raise funds for the country's bad banks. if you're just tuning in, thanks very much for coming along. ross will be back tomorrow. but i'm here for the next 30 minutes to run you through what's going on on the markets around the world. let's start off by looking ahead to the start of the u.s. equity trade. expecting markets to open a little higher. fmoc minutes coming out later. and on this side of the world urks t the ecb and boe with their decisions, as well. just a few points higher. and let's look at some other market action and see exactly what's happening. the global 300 just ticking slightly higher. it's come off the highs of a little earlier, but just about hanging
an aggressive mitt romney comes out swinging in his first debate with president obama. the two men sparring over how to fix the u.s. economy. waiting on spain, the ecb expected to hold steady on rates as central bankers meet today. country's president tells cnbc that europe's policymakers must remain focused. and madrid sees solid demand and yields coming down as the finance minister heads to london to raise funds for the country's bad banks. if you're just tuning in, thanks very much for...
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president obama and mitt romney get set for their first debate in denver. service sector growth slows across the globe in september. and rajoy issues the latest denial that he's ready to seek a bailout. >>> other stories we're following for you today. the apple faithful are just getting used to their iphone 5, but the rumored mini ipad may not be that far behind. reports say apple's asian suppliers are now mass producing a new tablet with a lower resolution 7.8-inch screen, that's versus the nine inches for the current ipad which came out back in march. apple is expected to unveil the mini ipad sometime later this month but the company isn't revealing any details. this has been why we've been seeing a spike in apple share prices recently in both germany and the united states on the back of expectation about all these products before christmas. today you can see we've got a bounce in the frankfurt listing of the stock, up another 1.6%. >>> reportedly close to a deal to sell up to $6 billion worth of its assets in the gulf of mexico. they have narrowed down t
president obama and mitt romney get set for their first debate in denver. service sector growth slows across the globe in september. and rajoy issues the latest denial that he's ready to seek a bailout. >>> other stories we're following for you today. the apple faithful are just getting used to their iphone 5, but the rumored mini ipad may not be that far behind. reports say apple's asian suppliers are now mass producing a new tablet with a lower resolution 7.8-inch screen, that's...
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>> mitt romney taking on president obama in the final debate. we'll talk to national secretary for the obama campaign and see what he's expecting kicking off this evening. >> apple trading in and out of correction territory. should this level be a warning for investors? we'll consult the charts. >> housing hits a four-year high in september. mortgage rates remain near all-time lows but a runaway housing recovery might be hampered by the banks. we'll talk to the founder and ceo of lending tree why lenders remain so hesitant to issue mortgages. meantime, caterpillar missing on revenue today due to decline in sales and a weaker global economic outlook. but earlier on "squawk box" on cnbc, caterpillar ceo doug oberhelman said there are still positive signs. >> there is a bright spot. we're past the bottom. i meet with contractors all the time. every once in a while we're hear about a new subdivision here, new subdivision there. it's coming. we need a lot more -- we need that housing start number to double, to start to move the economy. it's going to
>> mitt romney taking on president obama in the final debate. we'll talk to national secretary for the obama campaign and see what he's expecting kicking off this evening. >> apple trading in and out of correction territory. should this level be a warning for investors? we'll consult the charts. >> housing hits a four-year high in september. mortgage rates remain near all-time lows but a runaway housing recovery might be hampered by the banks. we'll talk to the founder and ceo...
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bush and austan goolsbee, former adviser to president barack obama. you know, our friend liesman, austan, he said if they could fix these numbers, if they could somehow fix them, then why didn't they fix the debate performance? that didn't make sense to me. i think i figured it out. you could relax at the debate if you knew you were doing 7.8, all right? you could kind of mail it in, like hey, no big deal. i'm getting a 7.8 on friday. >> look, first of all, i've been saying for months, you've made me be mr. pessimistic on the jobs panel month after month and i told you finally the seasonal adjustment would kick in, in our favor, starting in september and then you didn't have me on! i would have predicted this. you got to at least -- >> i didn't know i could make you do things. that's cool, what do i want to you do. >> no, you made me do nothing. you kicked me off of there. >> where were you last month? >> it wasn't for lack of asking, was it? >> i'm sure we probably begged. >> no, i'm just playing with you. you got to learn the name of the bls commiss
bush and austan goolsbee, former adviser to president barack obama. you know, our friend liesman, austan, he said if they could fix these numbers, if they could somehow fix them, then why didn't they fix the debate performance? that didn't make sense to me. i think i figured it out. you could relax at the debate if you knew you were doing 7.8, all right? you could kind of mail it in, like hey, no big deal. i'm getting a 7.8 on friday. >> look, first of all, i've been saying for months,...
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vigorous in the first debate. but most people i've spoken to and my own view is the same said in the second and third debate, president obama decided that he had to deal with this and scored very good points. and i would say most people gave him the edge on the second and third debate. so the news stories focused really on governor romney's vigorous report in the first debate in which he swung away from being a radical republican which he had to be to get his party's nomination and tried to look like a centrist and i think that surprised everyone including obama. >> he also managed to look presidential in those debates, as well, and that was something that perhaps carried him further in the polls than many expected. and does the storm destroy some of that lead that he gained because obama naturally have the advantages in the situation room, he's managing the storm even if it's not as strong as some people initially forecast. doesn't he reclaim that presidential advantage? >> i think he certainly does. after all, g
vigorous in the first debate. but most people i've spoken to and my own view is the same said in the second and third debate, president obama decided that he had to deal with this and scored very good points. and i would say most people gave him the edge on the second and third debate. so the news stories focused really on governor romney's vigorous report in the first debate in which he swung away from being a radical republican which he had to be to get his party's nomination and tried to...
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. >> now let me give you a bottom line on the debate. first of all, you had a huge shot of energy in the republican camp in the romney campaign. republicans were thrilled with his performance. democrats were not so thrilled with president obama's performance. the question is going to be has mitt romney been able in a race where he's been clearly behind the president to hurt him enough and sustain that momentum over the next three weeks. that's what's really critical. there have been strong debates, john kerry had a strong debate against george w. bush in 2004. but he wasn't able to translate that into lasting benefit. that's the best of the next three weeks, to see whether romney can keep it going or whether president obama comes out with a higher level of aggression, higher level of energy in the next debate and stop the momentum that romney accumulated last night. >> okay. yeah, i had so many different thoughts, john, as we watched the whole thing. i remember that a lot of republicans were supporting newt gingrich because just for this
. >> now let me give you a bottom line on the debate. first of all, you had a huge shot of energy in the republican camp in the romney campaign. republicans were thrilled with his performance. democrats were not so thrilled with president obama's performance. the question is going to be has mitt romney been able in a race where he's been clearly behind the president to hurt him enough and sustain that momentum over the next three weeks. that's what's really critical. there have been...
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can't afford another four years of president obama and the debate comes as a new poll shows the president and romney are neck and neck in two swing states, virginia and florida to see you obama still has a small lead in ohio to see you. >> so while the latest polls may show a tight race, there's another one that some folks think is more important, yes, it is the 7-eleven indicator to see you it's selling coffee in democrat blue cups with obama's face and republican red featuring romney to see you the tally shows customers favor obama by 60/40 margin to see you the 7-eleven indicator has correctly predicted the winner of the last three u.s. elections to see you. >> i'm not sure that's a huge sample set to see you. >> have they only run it in three elections? >> good question to see you what's interesting, jetblue for its part is also getting in on the presidential election saying that if your candidate doesn't win, it will pay for you to fly -- >> interesting the colors in the uk are the other way around to see you. >> isn't it? we need to discuss this to see you but, yes, i don't know --
can't afford another four years of president obama and the debate comes as a new poll shows the president and romney are neck and neck in two swing states, virginia and florida to see you obama still has a small lead in ohio to see you. >> so while the latest polls may show a tight race, there's another one that some folks think is more important, yes, it is the 7-eleven indicator to see you it's selling coffee in democrat blue cups with obama's face and republican red featuring romney to...
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. >> robert costa, this is interesting, ryan attacking obama. is this going to be a big theme in the last 18, 19 days? >> it definitely will be, larry. talking to romney advisors, this is their closing strategy. coming out of the first two presidential debates they see a big opening on polity and on vision. if it turns out that the president doesn't have a good vision for -- >> it's partly a referendum on the economy and it's pointing out what romney's plan is, 20% across the board tax cut, but what romney's doing now is that the president could earn on rom hi he he he doesn't have a tax plan, romney wants to point out out to the voters. >> obama does have a tax plan, he wants to raise taxes on small business owners, raise taxes on business and raise taxes on entrepreneurs and raise taxes. >> the obama job plan is sitting in congress, it's inactive, nothing's happening on that front, the president's just going to let these tax cuts expire, so this really comes down to the ideological choice for voters as an alternative or is it more of the same.
. >> robert costa, this is interesting, ryan attacking obama. is this going to be a big theme in the last 18, 19 days? >> it definitely will be, larry. talking to romney advisors, this is their closing strategy. coming out of the first two presidential debates they see a big opening on polity and on vision. if it turns out that the president doesn't have a good vision for -- >> it's partly a referendum on the economy and it's pointing out what romney's plan is, 20% across the...
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the second debate was about obama getting up off the canvas and engaging him. the third debate, i don't think, changed anybody's minds. i call it a draw. >> so this was a catch-up. we know the president well. and after the first debate, the candidate was made known to a wider audience. at that point forward, really, it seemed like the debates changed very little. jeff carter, as always, thank you. >> just over an hour from now at the california theater in san jose, apple will likely unveil an ipad mini. we will talk to one of tech's biggest insiders about what he's expecting from today's big event. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> the dow down 242. some stoc
the second debate was about obama getting up off the canvas and engaging him. the third debate, i don't think, changed anybody's minds. i call it a draw. >> so this was a catch-up. we know the president well. and after the first debate, the candidate was made known to a wider audience. at that point forward, really, it seemed like the debates changed very little. jeff carter, as always, thank you. >> just over an hour from now at the california theater in san jose, apple will likely...
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president obama, it wasn't just that his performance was listless. president obama, there was though substance there. you always hear the expression sell the sizzle, not the steak. i always say if you don't have the steak, there's no sizzle. >> all right. from politics to the stock market. a stock you know very well. hewlett-packard. stock has been punished. meg whitman, the new ceo, is coming under fire. here's what she said. >> i'm confident 2013 will be the bottom of the turn around. then you can look forward, i think, to good growth in 2014 and 2015 as those products kick in, the i think vestments we're making in things like i.t., sales, organization, and training. those things will start to kick in. i really think 2014 will be quite a bright year for hp. >> what do you think of what she said? do you have any sympathy for her? >> first of all, of course. any ceo who's in a tough position, it's a very you have to job. there's no question, as i've said before, that meg whitman was dealt a very tough hand because of a lack of investment in product d
president obama, it wasn't just that his performance was listless. president obama, there was though substance there. you always hear the expression sell the sizzle, not the steak. i always say if you don't have the steak, there's no sizzle. >> all right. from politics to the stock market. a stock you know very well. hewlett-packard. stock has been punished. meg whitman, the new ceo, is coming under fire. here's what she said. >> i'm confident 2013 will be the bottom of the turn...
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i think obama gains from the debate but i don't think he gains as much as obama did. stopped some of the romney momentum. and he is ahead. >> will we be -- this was unbelievable yesterday leading up to this. i don't know if it's going to be like that for the third debate. >> i'm not sure. >> is it going to be momentous too? >> i bet you the viewership is down 20% to 30%. >> could be. it's going to be interesting the see whether they both decide we were a little hot and dial it back. i'm not sure they will. because as long as this thing -- >> i wish they would. >> as long as this thing remains a neck and neck race, and especially if you're romney, for example, and you say well, my momentum got braked by that last debate, this is my last shot and i'm still biehind by a couple points. >> the president can say i've got to keep pouring it on. >> did we get new details on the tax plan? i hadn't heard the 25,000 number. >> 17,000 before. >> romney -- that is a total evasion from romney in the sense that the idea is a decent idea, but he's putting all these numbers out so nob
i think obama gains from the debate but i don't think he gains as much as obama did. stopped some of the romney momentum. and he is ahead. >> will we be -- this was unbelievable yesterday leading up to this. i don't know if it's going to be like that for the third debate. >> i'm not sure. >> is it going to be momentous too? >> i bet you the viewership is down 20% to 30%. >> could be. it's going to be interesting the see whether they both decide we were a little hot...
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meanwhile, during last night debate, president obama and governor romney were asked why gas prices are so high. it prompted a heated exchange. listen to this. >> if you're paying less than you paid a year or two ago, then the strategy is working. but you're paying more. when the president took office, the price of gasoline here was about $1.86 a gallon. now it's $4 a gallon. >> why is that? because the economy was on the verge of collapse. because we were about to go through the worst recession since the great depression. as a consequence of some of the same policies that governor romney is now promoting. >> so how much does the president impact the price of gasoline? joining us now, dan weiss, from the center for american progress. robert brice, from the manhattan institute. robert, are the president's policies helping or hurting the price of gasoline? >> well, maria, what was remarkable last night about the president was how he's trying to rebrand himself. in 2007, he said it was time to end the tyranny of oil. he's repeatedly demonized the oil and gas industry. he's referred to oil
meanwhile, during last night debate, president obama and governor romney were asked why gas prices are so high. it prompted a heated exchange. listen to this. >> if you're paying less than you paid a year or two ago, then the strategy is working. but you're paying more. when the president took office, the price of gasoline here was about $1.86 a gallon. now it's $4 a gallon. >> why is that? because the economy was on the verge of collapse. because we were about to go through the...
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>> i was not, i have was catching up on some sleep after long nights for the debates. we have a litting serious and b a little funny in the race for president. we're talking iowa and wisconsin. in iowa, president obama leads 51 to 43, that's a significant lead, and in wisconsin, the president leads by sixth. republicans have been hoping to make inroads, and it underscores some of the divide between national polls showing mitt romney doing much better, but in the electoral bottle grounds, we're talking about the eight or nine states that obama carried, romney has work to do, but last night, they were both doing stand up comedy. this is a traditional event that both candidates come to, both of them brought their humor. >> he knows how to seize the moment. >> the unemployment rate is at the lowest level since i took office, i don't have a joke here, i just thought it would be useful to remind everybody. >> as president obama surveys the waldorf banquet room. so little time, so much to redistribute -- >> and the one that we didn't have in that clip was the president said y
>> i was not, i have was catching up on some sleep after long nights for the debates. we have a litting serious and b a little funny in the race for president. we're talking iowa and wisconsin. in iowa, president obama leads 51 to 43, that's a significant lead, and in wisconsin, the president leads by sixth. republicans have been hoping to make inroads, and it underscores some of the divide between national polls showing mitt romney doing much better, but in the electoral bottle grounds,...
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president obama was widely seen to have lost the first debate. >> okay. clearly we have something of an issue with that report. we'll have a panel take we're just warming up. >> they're putting on the boxes gloves right now. tre, what at this point is mitt romney -- how do you expect him to sort of come out tonight consistent with what we saw last week and is it in the same way when we talk about wall street expectations, the bar is now high for him, is that tougher for him to do as well as he did last time around? >> i don't think so. first of all, i think for your viewers, i think this is going to be a very important debate to watch because it will be very heavy on the economy, very heavy on taxes and specifically and i think finally discussing the elephant in the room which is the debt and this looming fiscal cliff that people are talking about about getting ready to go over. but the including thing is that you have the only undecided left in this country are the ones that will be in the audience at this town hall meeting debate tonight. most have made
president obama was widely seen to have lost the first debate. >> okay. clearly we have something of an issue with that report. we'll have a panel take we're just warming up. >> they're putting on the boxes gloves right now. tre, what at this point is mitt romney -- how do you expect him to sort of come out tonight consistent with what we saw last week and is it in the same way when we talk about wall street expectations, the bar is now high for him, is that tougher for him to do as...
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obama will have to improve his performance in the debates. >> a gallup poll has romney and obama tied at 47% each. >> that's early for gallup. >> right here. >> their daily track comes out at 1:00, but this could be a different mole. i'm not aware of this new poll. >> this is one they took afterwards. it's just -- >> i'm hearing about it for the first time. >> i think it just hit. it literally just hit. anyway, john, thank you. we'll talk again very soon. when we come back, do rich people who become congressional leaders stay that way? we vlt details of a special capital assets investigation from the "washington post." plus how strong are the bulls? is there hope for the economy without the help of qe-3? that's all ahead. smart comes with 8 airbags,o3 a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your
obama will have to improve his performance in the debates. >> a gallup poll has romney and obama tied at 47% each. >> that's early for gallup. >> right here. >> their daily track comes out at 1:00, but this could be a different mole. i'm not aware of this new poll. >> this is one they took afterwards. it's just -- >> i'm hearing about it for the first time. >> i think it just hit. it literally just hit. anyway, john, thank you. we'll talk again very...
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and president obama and mitt romney head into their final debate tonight. new poll shows they're in a dead heat with just two weeks to go before election day. and japan records its sharpest drop in exports since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake, raising fresh fears world's biggest economy could be heading back into recession. >> we start off this week on a fatherly tepid mixed note. bond yields, we moved off the 7 1/2 month lows that we had in spain and italy, spain yields 5.43%. certainly no rush to request assistance just yet. current city m currency markets, u.s. dollar steady. dollar-yen firmer again up 79.67. and that's after japan's posted a wider than expected trade deficit in september. exports dropped their sharpest pace since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake. there are concerns they could slip back into recession, but the bank of japan governor says he still expectses to resume a moderate recovery. although he's added the bank will continue to main taken an easy monetary response keeping alive hopes of further
and president obama and mitt romney head into their final debate tonight. new poll shows they're in a dead heat with just two weeks to go before election day. and japan records its sharpest drop in exports since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake, raising fresh fears world's biggest economy could be heading back into recession. >> we start off this week on a fatherly tepid mixed note. bond yields, we moved off the 7 1/2 month lows that we had in spain and italy, spain...
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president obama's lead has narrowed heading into tonight's big debate. john harwood is in denver getting ready for the big event. john? >> reporter: melissa, we've got several pieces of encouraging news for mitt romney from not only the wall street poll but swing states poll. you mentioned that mitt romney's closed the deficit among likely voters for obama from five points to three points. and in florida, he's closed from five down to one which is tied given the margin of error in our poll. in virginia, he has closed the gap from five to two. if you look at the state of ohio, a must-win state for mitt romney, mathematically possible for him to get to it without it but his strategists think he needs it. he needs to make progress there. but the fact that some of the national polls are coming back a little bit, some of the swing state polls are tightening, is a bit of an earn couragement for romney that he still has an opportunity for deficit with three or four points to change the dynamic in some way. he's got to hope that obama is not on his best game. yo
president obama's lead has narrowed heading into tonight's big debate. john harwood is in denver getting ready for the big event. john? >> reporter: melissa, we've got several pieces of encouraging news for mitt romney from not only the wall street poll but swing states poll. you mentioned that mitt romney's closed the deficit among likely voters for obama from five points to three points. and in florida, he's closed from five down to one which is tied given the margin of error in our...
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. >> it eseems like it does not weigh with the political wind, the debate doesn't seem to matter if romney wins or obama wins. >> if you look at the history of this down country, it doesn't matter who the president is going to be, we're going to have hospitals regardless of whether it's romneyor whether it's obama. so we're in a very good position throughout the election and beyond. >> are you the only publicly traded guys within this sector? >> we're the only ones that...
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nanners. >>> the third and final debate between romney and obama. marissa mayer lays out her vision for yahoo!. they posted better than expected third quarter results. mulberry stock plunges after they warn on profit, citing weaker international sales and cutting their price targets. plus israel's central bank head tells cnbc the country is planning for all sorts of eventualities amid continuing tensions with iran. data out of the uk, mortgage approoa approvals a slight tech teick u from august number. august is normally a weaker month. net consumer credit, 200 million up in september. it contracted in august. august was a pretty poor month for credit anyway. sterling-dollar 1.6005. barely bunl bunched on thabudget data. bond yields in spain and italy nudging higher. gilts just below 1.9%. euro-dollar still away from the one month high, 1.3140. dollar-yen, though, 79.73. we hit a three month high earlier on, just over 80. euro-yen hitting a five month high. the country's economics minister says he once again hopes to attend next week's central bank
nanners. >>> the third and final debate between romney and obama. marissa mayer lays out her vision for yahoo!. they posted better than expected third quarter results. mulberry stock plunges after they warn on profit, citing weaker international sales and cutting their price targets. plus israel's central bank head tells cnbc the country is planning for all sorts of eventualities amid continuing tensions with iran. data out of the uk, mortgage approoa approvals a slight tech teick u...
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plus president obama and mitt romney will be squaring off in the second presidential debate tonight. this is a town hall format. both sides say their candidate is ready. >> mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him. >> i'm smiling, i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. i assume that he can, so i make sure that i'm always giving him that positive love. >> john harwood will join us onset in just a few minutes with a preview. in fact he's standing right over here. first, though, let's get to the morning top stories. >> united healthcare is reporting, $1.50 a share is pretty good about that well above the estimate of 1.34. united healthcare is also forecasting full year 2012 net of 5.20 to 5.25. with that 16 cent beat in the third quarter, it should make it easier to hit those numbers even without any increase in where the fourth quarter is. the medical care ratio, consolidated care ratio, 79% in the period. third quarter revenue was 27.62 billion. not bad on the first call side. company earned -- or had 27.62 in revenue. so all in all, looks like a prett
plus president obama and mitt romney will be squaring off in the second presidential debate tonight. this is a town hall format. both sides say their candidate is ready. >> mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him. >> i'm smiling, i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. i assume that he can, so i make sure that i'm always giving him that positive love. >> john harwood will join us onset in just a few minutes with a preview. in fact he's standing...
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. >>> it's next wednesday that president obama and mitt romney will go face to face in their first debate. they continue to battle each other from of a par in several key swing states. both campaigning just a few miles apart in ohio on wednesday. >> so if they go around as they have in ohio with some board behind them with the numbers saying how it's a moral obligation to reduce the deficit, j ask them, well, explain to us how the numbers work. because they don't. they don't have a deficit reduction plan. they have a deficit expansion plan. >> i don't worry about the polls. i worry about making sure that my message gets through to the american people and the best chance for that to happen will probably be through debates as well as the ads that we each run over the coming weeks. it will be a very intensive time and i'm absolutely convinced that the american people do not want four more years of the last four years and that's why i'll win. >> pippa, there is so much pressure on mitt romney to perform well at the debates. but it seems quite clear that he's given up what lead he might have h
. >>> it's next wednesday that president obama and mitt romney will go face to face in their first debate. they continue to battle each other from of a par in several key swing states. both campaigning just a few miles apart in ohio on wednesday. >> so if they go around as they have in ohio with some board behind them with the numbers saying how it's a moral obligation to reduce the deficit, j ask them, well, explain to us how the numbers work. because they don't. they don't have...
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the debate seemingly doesn't matter if romney wins or if obama wins. >> that's logical when you think about it. you look at the history of this country. we've had a lot of presidents. a lot of presidents throughout the medicare sector. it really doesn't matter who the president is going to be. hospitals are going to be there. hospitals are the top of the pyramid for the delivery system in this country. so we're going to have hospitals whether it's romney or whether it's obama. 10 we're in a very good position throughout the election and beyond. >> are you the only publicly traded guys really in this sector? >> we are. we're the only ones that focus exclusively on hospital. >> and are there a lot of hospitals left that would want to do a deal with you? do they understand your model and that this could be beneficial for them and for you? >> there are a lot of hospitals there is about a half a trillion dollars of available hospital property out there. >> half a trillion? >> half a trillion. >> so every day you're trolling for new properties? >> we are. the pipeline is huge. we think 2013
the debate seemingly doesn't matter if romney wins or if obama wins. >> that's logical when you think about it. you look at the history of this country. we've had a lot of presidents. a lot of presidents throughout the medicare sector. it really doesn't matter who the president is going to be. hospitals are going to be there. hospitals are the top of the pyramid for the delivery system in this country. so we're going to have hospitals whether it's romney or whether it's obama. 10 we're in...
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you can't just be an anti-obama factory. there's going to be a debate about spending. there's going to be debate about revenues. and it's got to be fair. unfortunately, a lot of the stuff coming out ain't fair. >> well, we're having a debate right now on small business taxes. you know, one of the issues that i certainly hear a lot from small business is the fact that small business owners pay the ordinary income tax rate. so, if we're looking at that rate going from 35% or 36% to 39%, small business taxes will go up. >> there are taxes that will go up under president obama's plan for the wealthiest americans as part of a way -- >> that includes -- >> -- out of the deficit. you think can you do it all with cuts, you're wrong. >> wait, wait, wait. let's talk facts here. you're talking about raising taxes on the highest earners, but that includes small business. >> it includes some small business, some large business -- >> that's raising small business. >> i haven't disputd that's part of the president's plan of dealing with long-term structural deficits. there's going to
you can't just be an anti-obama factory. there's going to be a debate about spending. there's going to be debate about revenues. and it's got to be fair. unfortunately, a lot of the stuff coming out ain't fair. >> well, we're having a debate right now on small business taxes. you know, one of the issues that i certainly hear a lot from small business is the fact that small business owners pay the ordinary income tax rate. so, if we're looking at that rate going from 35% or 36% to 39%,...
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that is going to pit obama and harry reid on the one side and romney and boehner on the other side. it is the big preinaugural brawl that will take place right after the elections. there will be a lame duck congress, maybe a lame duck president. a president will have been vindicated on his tax policy and it means higher taxes potentially, on dividends, capital gains, social security tax and who knows what is going to happen to overall income tax rates. let alone discuss of corporate tax rates. >> i agree with you, particularly as it relates to the very taxes sensitive to the market. even though the performance wasn't up to par, i wonder if you'll see a change in companies that payout dividends or investors go for dividend payers when dividend taxes aren't triple what they are now. and of course he mentions capital gains. >> if anything, that's where the small investor has been participating because it was a very much crowded trade last year. >> i think you're going to find that attempt to raise the dividend taxes are going to be -- you're going to get serious pushback. i'll play the
that is going to pit obama and harry reid on the one side and romney and boehner on the other side. it is the big preinaugural brawl that will take place right after the elections. there will be a lame duck congress, maybe a lame duck president. a president will have been vindicated on his tax policy and it means higher taxes potentially, on dividends, capital gains, social security tax and who knows what is going to happen to overall income tax rates. let alone discuss of corporate tax rates....
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but the next debate is going to be very tough. i think obama is under a lot of pressure. now as far as jack welch is concerned, you're all sitting around talking about jack welch, a great legend in business, a very smart guy, he's 100% correct, 100% correct. >> wait a second, in terms of the chicago political guys manipulating the numbers? >> how does it go down to 7? there wasn't an economist in the country and after the election they'll do a big correction but jack welch has it right, there's no question 100% and a lot of the numbers that they're using are given by the obama administration. >> i know ken has a question for you, but my only thought on this whole thing is, i don't know that i buy that 7.8% number. i don't think that's real. i don't know that it was politics necessarily. >> nobody buys it. >> he's saying it's the numbers given to the bls by the obama administration. there's a lot of assumptions. obama care, the cbo, you can't impugn the cbo for coming up with $1 trillion for obama care. it was the numbers they got, double counting taxes, all of these bells
but the next debate is going to be very tough. i think obama is under a lot of pressure. now as far as jack welch is concerned, you're all sitting around talking about jack welch, a great legend in business, a very smart guy, he's 100% correct, 100% correct. >> wait a second, in terms of the chicago political guys manipulating the numbers? >> how does it go down to 7? there wasn't an economist in the country and after the election they'll do a big correction but jack welch has it...
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mitt romney shot at funding pbs at wednesday's debate. >> today, president obama took it on as well. >> for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on "sesame street." >> i know everybody wants to be sympathetic to big bird and to "sesame street." i love the product. it was started the year i was born. >> thanks, bring that up. >> why does taxpayer money need to go to a product that is clearly so profitable? they have toys. they have games. they make money from licensing and revenue. why do taxpayers have to subsidize that? as a stand alone business, "sesame street" will do just fine. >> doesn't the profit from all those toys go to the nonprofit group? there's a children's television workshop that gets the money. >> they nonprofit, so why does taxpayer money subsidize a nonprofit? >> you can make an argument easily that helping a start-up organization like that 40 years ago, look at the good
mitt romney shot at funding pbs at wednesday's debate. >> today, president obama took it on as well. >> for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on "sesame street." >> i know everybody wants to be sympathetic to big bird and to "sesame street." i love the...
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president obama is capable of debating effectively. he was not at his best in denver. democrats make the argument that rim a romney is out of touch with ordinary americans. they will and he be surrounded ordinary americans. president just landed. mitt romney has been here since early this morning. we know the president spent more time on on debate prep this time than he did last time. >> let's talk about the topics that will come up tonight. this is foreign policy and domestic issues. certainly benghazi, certainly the fiscal cliff. what else? >> i think benghazi will be an issue where mitt romney goes on offense the way paul ryan does against joe biden and we'll see how effectively especially after hillary clinton took blame for the lack of security in the interview that she did from south america last night. but i think it's still going to gravitate back to the economy. that's where the pressure point is, that's where voters' minds are. and the question is whether or not the president can wield some of the advantages. the popularity of the auto bailout, the 347% video
president obama is capable of debating effectively. he was not at his best in denver. democrats make the argument that rim a romney is out of touch with ordinary americans. they will and he be surrounded ordinary americans. president just landed. mitt romney has been here since early this morning. we know the president spent more time on on debate prep this time than he did last time. >> let's talk about the topics that will come up tonight. this is foreign policy and domestic issues....
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the debate rolls on, and before we go, we asked you if president obama's romneyhood comments are class warfare. this tweet says of course it is. valerie tweets says it's obvious class warfare and the white house's divide and conquer scheme since the divide and conquer. thanks for tweeting in, continue to send us your comments on the program at maria par tir moe and we'll put them on the air. three of wall street's hot shots will join me next, back in a moment, and babby douglas speaking with our kelly evans, that's next. stick around. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of -- fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank, like no-fee atms, all over the w
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this report of course came just days before tonight's foreign policy debate with president obama and mitt romney. >> great editorial piece in the journal about how that came about. some senior official obviously said that a tempting october surprise. talks about not just in that instance, a movie about how to-to-cheat on your wife where you're this bed with a woman, your wife comes in, you just keep denying as the woman gets dressed, you get dressed, your wife keeps say whog is this woman, what are you doing, what woman? until she finally leaves and then five minutes later the wife just gives up and says what do you want for dinner tonight. but that's typical of what we've heard for the last 3 1/2 years. >> tonight is the big debate. it will be focused on foreign affairs. and they've already put out a list of the topics he wants to get to. so i don't know what new will happen tonight. they'll be sitting at a table. this might be more calm. they won't be walking around. also there was a new photo that's been released of fidel castro. seen holding up the photo of castro, he says he met
this report of course came just days before tonight's foreign policy debate with president obama and mitt romney. >> great editorial piece in the journal about how that came about. some senior official obviously said that a tempting october surprise. talks about not just in that instance, a movie about how to-to-cheat on your wife where you're this bed with a woman, your wife comes in, you just keep denying as the woman gets dressed, you get dressed, your wife keeps say whog is this...
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the reviews are in for last night's presidential debate. not so good for barack obama. definitely good for mitt romney. a lot of folks concluding that romney had one of the stronger debate performances last night in presidential debating history, at least in recent memory. that's not good news for the president. you can tell how both these campaigns feel about their performance last night based on what they're doing today. we have not seen mitt romney out in front of television cameras so far today, but president obama hosted a rally in colorado today, giving him a chance to have almost a do over from last night's performance. take a listen. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> and bill, the battle continues now. in the battleground states, we're going to see both
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cut taxes. >> 506 i want to be in the political debate. i want obama to come home and start working with congressional leadership. the only way you're going to solve this family wealth drop, which unfortunately is now back over 20 years, that's how much it's fallen, is to grow the economy. i call it big bang growth. big bang growth. we need obama to do big bang growth. if he doesn't, will mitt romney, does he have a schedule for big bang growth? how confident are you on that side? >> i think he understands what's wrong with the american economy. what will he do in the beginning? >> if romney, he set a target. this is very important to me. he set a 4%, 5%, 6% target where we should have been coming out of the deep recession. where will he start? will he solve the fiscal cliff? will he restore confidence? >> i think he already said this economy should be growing at 4% to 5%. and we could be doing that right away. and if the president doesn't come home of his own volition, the global recession will force him to come home and deal with it. >>
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then president obama signing an executive order giving the white house authority to take control of the internet in emergencies. really? why some are worried about that kind of power. we'll have a heated debate we'll have a heated debate coming up, stay with us. >>> welcome back, on this program yesterday, scott cohn gave us quite a show as he unfailed the top state in the united states for business. >> in a state where they do everything big, we decided to ask for a little bit of help. >> you got it, it's texas, america's stop state for business 2012. the third time that the lone star state has taken top honors. >> as with any competition you have winners and losers, so who came in at the bottom this year? >> we'll tell you here, part of the rich political history. we were celebrating all day yesterday. counting down the top five, but there are losers, and consider this the flip side. >> if there are top states, it means there are bottom states. here are this year's bottom five. at number 46, mississippi with one of the worst economies in the nation, and tied for the bottom in access t
then president obama signing an executive order giving the white house authority to take control of the internet in emergencies. really? why some are worried about that kind of power. we'll have a heated debate we'll have a heated debate coming up, stay with us. >>> welcome back, on this program yesterday, scott cohn gave us quite a show as he unfailed the top state in the united states for business. >> in a state where they do everything big, we decided to ask for a little bit...
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we have to see the debates. i didn't think the convention was very good. >> i loved it. >> i was there and i covered it. finally this week he is talking about tax cuts and take-home pay. >> he has to talk about obamacare and obama care. >> i have a type of romney today. watch this for a second. we'll get your response. >> thank you mr. president,. it is an honor to be here this morning and i appreciate your kind words and that introduction is touching. if there is one thing we have learned in this election season by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. [ applause ] >> all i got to do now is wait a couple of days for that bounce to happen so. >> in all honesty, okay how can he not be likeable. that was a nice thing to say, clever. maybe somebody gave it to him. >> i think he is very likeable. he is a square. >> hip has nearly wrecked the country. let's try square. >> obama is a little too hip you think? >> oh yes. the world is exploding the unemployment rate so many people
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can't debate, so change numbers. obama administration says it's ludicrous, but he stood by the remarks when he appeared on the kudlow report friday night. >> today the president was out on the stump and he didn't talk about 600,000 government workers added in the last two months. the largest number since the study's been done since 1948. he didn't talk about what you just talked about, 600,000 temporary. he talked about 7.8 for ate hours today. okay? 7.8. let's talk about how we get the 7.8. this election is too important to let one number that might be corrected next month determine the drought cooutcome of the el. >> joining us is david sim mons and lena is still with us. either of you got any sympathy with that view? >> not particularly. they're not going to be swayed one way are on yor the other by politics. the two don't always have to move in line with one another. so it's a hard art to make that it's been politically manipulated especially when the nonfarm payroll number was not 13 spectacular. >> speaking bef
can't debate, so change numbers. obama administration says it's ludicrous, but he stood by the remarks when he appeared on the kudlow report friday night. >> today the president was out on the stump and he didn't talk about 600,000 government workers added in the last two months. the largest number since the study's been done since 1948. he didn't talk about what you just talked about, 600,000 temporary. he talked about 7.8 for ate hours today. okay? 7.8. let's talk about how we get the...
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president obama continues to maintain his lead over mitt romney with two days before their first debate and 35 days before the election. new poll shows 49% of likely voters favoring the president versus 47% for romney. amongst all registered voter, obama holds a 5 point lead. but 52% of likely voters across key swing states favor the president. you'll be able to get full coverage of wedding who's presidential debate right here on cnbc, it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. a july says the rules set to go into effect october 12th won't properly justified by the cftc, the rules would cap the size of positions trading firms can take in certain commodity contracts and expand restrictions to swaps trade. meanwhile nokia has another big customer. the "wall street journal" says the company is going to unveil a deal with oracle take. the company's oracle world conference in san francisco. nokia's recently signed deals as well with groupon and amazon which dropped google maps. shares up marginally this morning julia got to a chance to sit down with sheryl sandberg. so tune in for that interview. share
president obama continues to maintain his lead over mitt romney with two days before their first debate and 35 days before the election. new poll shows 49% of likely voters favoring the president versus 47% for romney. amongst all registered voter, obama holds a 5 point lead. but 52% of likely voters across key swing states favor the president. you'll be able to get full coverage of wedding who's presidential debate right here on cnbc, it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. a july says the rules set...
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the tax policy debate's getting personal. obama and biden released their 2011 tax returns and then they promptly start bashing mitt romney and calling for him to release his returns all the way back to the 1970s. huh? i don't get it. but the treasury could be making a profit on bailout nation. so let's go to cnbc's john harwood, joins us now with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. you know, with rick santorum out of this republican race, the obama administration took two steps today to try to advance its interest in the accelerating general election contest with mitt romney. the first was that treasury report you alluded to saying for the first time that the u.s. government expects to make a profit. let me repeat, a profit on the entire range of its bailout activities. that's largely because of interest earnings the federal reserve will get on its purchase of treasury securities to keep interest rates low. and this is not going to eliminate concern among conservatives and some independent and swing voter
the tax policy debate's getting personal. obama and biden released their 2011 tax returns and then they promptly start bashing mitt romney and calling for him to release his returns all the way back to the 1970s. huh? i don't get it. but the treasury could be making a profit on bailout nation. so let's go to cnbc's john harwood, joins us now with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. you know, with rick santorum out of this republican race, the obama administration took...
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president obama and mitt romney will face off once more debate style on monday. but the two were in the same room last night for the annual al smith charity dinner. traditional experience for politicians during election season. dressed in their formal white tie best, they greeted each other warmly and traded jokes at each other's expense. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> people seem to be curious as to how we prepare for the debates. first, refrain from alcohol for 65 years before the debate. second, find the biggest available straw man and then just mercily attack. big bird didn't see it coming. >> of course world affairs are a challenge for every candidate. after some of you guys remember after my foreign trip in 2008, i was attacked as a celebrity because i was popular with our allies and i'm impressed with how governor romney has avoided that problem. >> campaigns can be grueling. we're each lucky to hav
president obama and mitt romney will face off once more debate style on monday. but the two were in the same room last night for the annual al smith charity dinner. traditional experience for politicians during election season. dressed in their formal white tie best, they greeted each other warmly and traded jokes at each other's expense. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt well rested after the nice...
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obama instead of reducing spending wants to raise taxes rather than spending cuts. that's not compromising. that's losing. >> another issue, mr. norquist, it really got under my skin again to listen to the vice president debate and listen to joe biden look at the camera and talk about millionaires and billionaires. hey, i want to go on the hunt for this 750,000, the math doesn't add up. we know it's adjusted gross income on a family of 250 grand, but they jump to this millionaire and billionaire. there's 750,000 in the middle. why do they fib about it so much? >> well, look, joe biden is the old guy in that debate, and he acted like a teenager, interrupting and constantly mouthing off and doing this sort of smirky, snarky thing that i think was cute when we were 14 years old and was considered macho or something. it was very sad to watch, but his reasoning was the same way. he says millionaires and billionaires the way 14-year-old boys use naughty words that they've just learned. it doesn't have any -- it's not part of reality. the tax increase that obama is -- says
obama instead of reducing spending wants to raise taxes rather than spending cuts. that's not compromising. that's losing. >> another issue, mr. norquist, it really got under my skin again to listen to the vice president debate and listen to joe biden look at the camera and talk about millionaires and billionaires. hey, i want to go on the hunt for this 750,000, the math doesn't add up. we know it's adjusted gross income on a family of 250 grand, but they jump to this millionaire and...
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president obama and mitt romney have one more debate next week. they may have left it all out on the mat last might. the men were much more confrontational during their first meeting, repeatedly bouncing off their stools and speaking over each other. they disagreed on several issues. the president accused romney of selling a sketchy deal to fix the economy. romney says the middle class is being crushed under obama. >> if the unemployment rate was 7.8% when he took off, it's 7.8% now. but if you calculated that unemployment rate, taking back the people who dropped out of the work force, it would be 10.7%. >> governor romney says he's got a five-point plan. governor romney doesn't have a five-point plan. he has a one-point plan. and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> joining us now for more, mary jo jacoby. and aaron task. good morning to you both. mary jo, your thoughts from the debate last night. it was seen as more of a win, i guess, for obama given his underperformance last time around. >> it was
president obama and mitt romney have one more debate next week. they may have left it all out on the mat last might. the men were much more confrontational during their first meeting, repeatedly bouncing off their stools and speaking over each other. they disagreed on several issues. the president accused romney of selling a sketchy deal to fix the economy. romney says the middle class is being crushed under obama. >> if the unemployment rate was 7.8% when he took off, it's 7.8% now. but...
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then after that, it's the start of the presidential debates, romney and obama squaring off on october 3rd in denver. vps are up next they go head-to-head in danville, kentucky on the 11th of october and followed by another presidential debate on the 16th in new york. and then a final turn on the floor for obama and romney on october the 22nd, in boca raton, florida. ahead of the general election on november 6th. still to come on today's program, how investors are going to react? will they be disappointed when they hear from ben bernanke? we'll be out to jackson hole right after this. at merrill lynch, we understand the importance of your goals. today, our financial advisors lead from a new position of strength. together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right advisor. that's merrill lynch. >>> okay. we'll be out the jackson hole wyoming in a few minutes. before that, unemployment in the eurozone has reached an all time high. highest level since reco
then after that, it's the start of the presidential debates, romney and obama squaring off on october 3rd in denver. vps are up next they go head-to-head in danville, kentucky on the 11th of october and followed by another presidential debate on the 16th in new york. and then a final turn on the floor for obama and romney on october the 22nd, in boca raton, florida. ahead of the general election on november 6th. still to come on today's program, how investors are going to react? will they be...
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won the debate. but then on every other measure they thought romney was who they wanted for president so that's again consistent with 1980. >> i used to call it the clinton news network, cnn, but now he's gone so i had to switch it to communist news network. you probably can't say that. >> i like watching cnn. >> did you see them talking about candy crowley, she was superior and the only people that questioned anything she did were people whose guy had a bad night or whose guy didn't have as good a night. that's why they're completely lost in the wilderness. >> candy crowley did a better job than jim lehrer. in the debates somehow the president ends up with five minutes speaking time. >> but romney somehow got 500 more words? and talks faster? >>. >> when she snapped and took the extraordinary step of correcting one of the candidates on what she said was a factual matter and we all know the first two weeks what they said about benghazi. when she said no the president's correct saying he called it an
won the debate. but then on every other measure they thought romney was who they wanted for president so that's again consistent with 1980. >> i used to call it the clinton news network, cnn, but now he's gone so i had to switch it to communist news network. you probably can't say that. >> i like watching cnn. >> did you see them talking about candy crowley, she was superior and the only people that questioned anything she did were people whose guy had a bad night or whose guy...
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and for the democrats, well, obama may have been rusty in the debate. he wasn't hurt too badly. we'll see how it plays out. but i think this was a strong night for mitt romney. we have three more debates to go. one with the vice-presidential candidates. two at the top of the ticket. and if you can keep this going, he may do himself some good. >> carl, you've been watching in trade. we saw an move in up in trade, the betting on obama versus romney. it actually -- >> about 9% down on the president. >> and up to 26% on governor romney. actually, larry kudlow with us as well. >> maria? >> yes, john? >> i want to say, i think you were right about the president being on the defensive. one of the things that came out of the two conventions is that the democrats, bill clinton helped president obama in this, shifted this from a referendum election on president obama's performance to a choice election. i think this -- the effect was to pull it back to a referendum election and put president obama on the defensive. he's the one with the record. and the american public is not in a great moo
and for the democrats, well, obama may have been rusty in the debate. he wasn't hurt too badly. we'll see how it plays out. but i think this was a strong night for mitt romney. we have three more debates to go. one with the vice-presidential candidates. two at the top of the ticket. and if you can keep this going, he may do himself some good. >> carl, you've been watching in trade. we saw an move in up in trade, the betting on obama versus romney. it actually -- >> about 9% down on...
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first of three presidential debates and cnbc will carry it live. our coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern time. it's your money, your vote. sue? >>> ty, the financial crisis haunting america's biggest bank, jpmorgan being sued by new york attorney general eric schneiderman, claiming that the bear sterns business that jpmorgan took over in 2008 defraud mortgage bond investors a are. our senior correspondent scott cone has been working on the case. scott? >> sue, under the head nothing good deed goes unpunished, if how you characterize the takeover of bear stearns, the federal government for the $10 a shake jpmorgan got not only bear stearns' assets but liabilities, including, authorities say responsibility four some of the most egregious conduct in the financial crisis you churning out residential mortgages by the thousands, bundling them into what the firm told investors were quality securities, knowing all along many of the mortgages were duds a systemic fraud on thousands of investors, the lawsuit says, deceiving them about the fundamentally defecti
first of three presidential debates and cnbc will carry it live. our coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern time. it's your money, your vote. sue? >>> ty, the financial crisis haunting america's biggest bank, jpmorgan being sued by new york attorney general eric schneiderman, claiming that the bear sterns business that jpmorgan took over in 2008 defraud mortgage bond investors a are. our senior correspondent scott cone has been working on the case. scott? >> sue, under the head...
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care was being debated in the supreme court. so what's behind the move? joe is still with us. he has answers on that. we were talking about this during the break. is it a little bit too early to start reading in to the comments and trading the health care stocks on these moves? we won't get a final decision until june. >> people will always try to read the tea leaves of whatever little question seems to suggest that whichever justice will vote which way. no one knows how ultimately they're going to rule. i think on tuesday, the stocks really got hit when it looked like obamacare really had a bad day, specifically the individual mandate. and the great thing about the individual mandate for insurers, it's a lot more healthy customers in particular the young people who don't typically buy insurance. i think after wednesday's session, looked like perhaps that if the supreme court is going to throw out the mandate, it might throw out a bunch of other stuff, maybe the whole thing, including the requirement that insurers take on people
care was being debated in the supreme court. so what's behind the move? joe is still with us. he has answers on that. we were talking about this during the break. is it a little bit too early to start reading in to the comments and trading the health care stocks on these moves? we won't get a final decision until june. >> people will always try to read the tea leaves of whatever little question seems to suggest that whichever justice will vote which way. no one knows how ultimately...
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the romney and obama campaigns escalates and whether they engage on this in their debate. >> john harwood at the capitol for us. >>> coming up, as wireless carriers battle subsidies, should you be buyers? >>> plus, we are trading the pop in netflix. the halftime report is coming up after the break. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of: fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank. like no-fee atms -- all over the world. free checkwriting and mobile deposits. now, depositing a check is as easy as taking a picture. free online bill payments. a highly acclaimed credit card with 2% cash back into your fidelity account. open a fidelity cash management account today and discover another reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. >>> welcome back. i want to show you shares of jpmorgan not moving much off the comments of senator levin with the stock down 7 1/3% today. the senator telling harwood already no plans for a hearing but didn't rule out the possibility down the road either. we'll continue to follow
the romney and obama campaigns escalates and whether they engage on this in their debate. >> john harwood at the capitol for us. >>> coming up, as wireless carriers battle subsidies, should you be buyers? >>> plus, we are trading the pop in netflix. the halftime report is coming up after the break. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of: fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank. like...
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we are focused on this debate because right now the administration, the obama administration, is not viewed friendly coal. they're not talking about relaxing any type of regulations to help new plants start up. >> decimated doesn't -- yes, the stocks have had a rough run but more recently the stocks have risen. i think that's the point i'm trying to get to, right? what do you want to do right now? forget what they did. >> absolutely. i think there's one thing, yeah, since october 3rd you're absolutely right. we have seen a bounce in all the coal stocks due to the fact that there may be a change in administration, but i think you have to be very mindful that there's going to be some tax loss selling pressure at the end of the year. a lot of people are long on these stocks. they have to check the books. there may be one more opportunity to buy before they go up again. >> jeff, got you. we'll talk to you again soon. >> all right, pal. >> stephanie link, what's the trade here? where do you go in energy? do go coal? >> we have been going natural gas actually because i do believe you have
we are focused on this debate because right now the administration, the obama administration, is not viewed friendly coal. they're not talking about relaxing any type of regulations to help new plants start up. >> decimated doesn't -- yes, the stocks have had a rough run but more recently the stocks have risen. i think that's the point i'm trying to get to, right? what do you want to do right now? forget what they did. >> absolutely. i think there's one thing, yeah, since october...